Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: The implications of organic and regenerative agriculture
Opinion: The big issue for organics and regenerative agriculture is yield, cost and price.
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Is food too cheap? Unpacking the problem of the seasonal worker
Opinion: Are our expectations unrealistic when it comes to what we pay for produce?
Historic Hawke's Bay: The butcher who owned a freezing works
The butcher who owned his own freezing works
Pita Alexander: 50 ways to start a business
Opinion: A few thoughts on how you're going to get there long before you stop breathing.
Gareth Carter: Lovely lawns and how to banish pesky prickles
Gardening guru Gareth Carter on creating luxury lawns with a welcome absence of prickles.
Three key issues Feds wants the next govt to get right
Opinion: Feds have a wish-list for the new government to tackle, says Andrew Hoggard.
Jane Smith: Urban New Zealand - you have been lied to
Opinion: Urban Kiwis should be aware of long-term effects of some environmental policies.
Jamie Mackay: A farmers' guide to voting
Opinion: Jamie Mackay offers his thoughts on the runners in the election race.
Teuila Fuatai: Orchard scheme needs a thorough prune
OPINION: We have fantastic fruit pickers. Why don't we look after them properly?
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Working smarter, not harder
Comment: New Zealand farmers are showing the way. We can all feel proud.
Goat number 5 - confronting the amazing mystery of life
Josh came over, took the goat from me, grabbed it by the horns, rolled it on the ground...
From the mayor's desk: Farmers deserve praise
There is a big disconnect between the reality of good farming practice and urban opinions.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Is PKE use in NZ really causing problems for orangutans?
Comment: Dr Rowarth says the PKE myth can be busted easily with facts.
Comment: Can we sell dairy milk to vegans?
Comment: Turns out vegans are not as homogeneous as our blue-top milk.
Comment: Bee health debate needs balance
Comment: Conclusions about a matter as important as bee deaths must be non-biased.
Comment: What I think is troubling farmers most
Comment: "We need to act decisively, and with unity," says farmer Andrew Stewart.
Comment: How fat and protein is shaping 'the dairy cow of tomorrow'
Comment: Dietary battle between fat and protein is shaping the dairy cow of the future.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Don't accuse Kiwi farmers of 'green-washing'
Comment: Regenerative agriculture proponents don't know farms the same way farmers do.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Why innovation needs fresh thinking
Comment: The right people with the right mindset will create the workforce of the future
Sid Miller: Ten years of change since the Darfield earthquake
Comment: EQC has handled nearly half a million claims from the Canterbury earthquake.
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Are super foods really that super?
Comment: Don't go blaming farmers if your tiger nuts aren't up to scratch.
Dr Doug Edmeades: Why we should cut farmers some slack
Comment: Farmers can't be expected to save economy and tidy up environment.
Julia Jones: Why Kiwis need to see the big picture
Comment: While there's nothing wrong with improvisation - will it really be enough?
Sirma Karapeeva: Why it's critical for NZ to reject protectionism
The red meat industry is New Zealand's second largest goods exporter.
Water rules: Is life in future New Zealand only for the wealthy?
Comment: We're looking at impractical and expensive regulations, for rural and urban alike
Comment: Foreign worker crisis needs a private and collaborative solution
Comment: The primary sector desperately needs workers for New Zealand's economic recovery.
Comment: Why food comes first in NZ
Comment: Food is important and it is what New Zealand does best.
Tootie fruity never stop picking me
Wouldn't it be great to be able to eat off the land and know what goes into your food?
Jamie Mackay: I challenge anyone to visit Hiroshima museum and not shed tears
Comment: Beirut blast brings back memories of Hiroshima visit.
Ella Jensen: Embracing tech to reduce the farming footprint
It is time to re-open a nation-wide dialogue on the use of genetic technologies.
Comment: Why farmers are talking trees
Comment: Trees have become a hot topic with farmers lately, and with good reason.